Calif. — (KSBY) Animal experts say California’s drought has left wildlife starving and homeless. As the days get warmer, and water supplies dwindle, more animals are in need of help.
At Animal Rescue Team Inc. in Solvang, the facility is packed. In 2014, the rescue team took care of almost 500 animals. Five months into 2015, their count is already over 300.
Director Julia Di Sieno believes the drought is forcing badgers and other wildlife out of their natural habitat.
A fawn born just 48 hours prior, abandoned by her mom, is now bottle fed by Di Sieno.
“This fawn barely weighs two pounds and is so tiny and so under-developed that she can’t use her hind legs because the hooves are so soft,” explains Di Sieno. “We are working around the clock to give her a chance at life… We are noticing a lot of animals being abandoned by their mothers. It could very well be related to the drought because the mother has to survive and probably can not because she doesn’t have enough to sustain her brood.”
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